Psychotic Feeling
Escaping Indigence: A Tale of Struggle and Cynicism
Lyrics
How can it be done?
Expressing a sense of impossibility or difficulty in accomplishing something.
How can we escape from this indigent state?
Questioning how to break free from a state of poverty or deprivation.
We try for so long, and now I'm afraid it might happen too late
Concern about the passage of time and the fear that a positive change might come too late.
I get the sense you look at me like at some distant star
Feeling distant or unapproachable, as if being observed from afar.
I never really could accept how taciturn you are
Expressing difficulty in accepting someone's reserved or uncommunicative nature.
But why does it feel?
Pondering the emotional experience and questioning its origin.
Like the choir is weeping?
Describing a sensation of sadness or sorrow, akin to a choir weeping.
And the conductor is reeling
Depicting a conductor struggling or losing control, possibly symbolizing emotional turmoil.
It's such a psychotic feeling
Referring to an intense and unsettling emotional state, described as psychotic.
I wish I could talk
Expressing a desire to communicate openly or honestly.
I wish I could live like there was nothing to hide
Wishing for a life without secrets or hidden aspects.
I wish that you knew how completely I'm struggling inside
Expressing internal struggles and a wish for understanding from others.
Will you stay or will you turn away from me like them?
Pondering whether someone will stay or distance themselves, drawing parallels to others who have turned away.
When you start to understand how cynical I am
Acknowledging a cynical outlook on life and questioning if it will be understood.
But can you say it doesn't feel
Describing a peculiar sensation, possibly a sense of disintegration or vulnerability.
Like a skeleton has melted
Using a metaphor to convey a feeling of collapse or decay.
And the wallpaper's peeling
Describing a distressed environment with peeling wallpaper.
It's such a psychotic feeling
Reiterating the intense and unsettling nature of the emotional state.
Faster, faster, faster
Emphasizing a desire or urgency to return quickly.
I wanna come back to you
Expressing conflicting emotions, a longing to return despite internal struggles.
Oh but my head is so full of this horrible light
Describing a mental state filled with overwhelming and distressing thoughts.
It just attacks
Depicting a sudden, forceful attack of a negative or distressing force.
I can't fight back
Expressing a feeling of helplessness in the face of a powerful force.
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